Spider

MCGRATH, Patrick: Spider. New York, Vintage, 1991. Originally published in 1990. Paperback, 221 pp. Subject: Novel / Horror / Fiction & Literature. Condition: Very Good. Slight tilt to the book-spine. Otherwise a copy in first-rate condition with all pages unmarked. A disturbing, but brilliantly told tale of madness and horror. Not for the faint of heart! ISBN: 9780679736301

An almost like new Vintage Contemporaries novel/ Spider reads a little bit like a memoir/ thriller. The exceedingly passable prose is very striking in its imagery and evokes an almost schizophrenic dread. This is the 4th impression of the first vintage contemporaries printing.

New York: Poseidon Press, 1990. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. McGrath's fictional forebearers are authors such as Wilde, Poe, Kafka and Stephen King. "Spider," according to Kirkus Reviews, ". is a truly unnerving and subversive narrative -- a study in madness worthy of Poe." Spider is a strange, lonely man who returns to London after a 20 year absence… Read more about this item

Poseidon Press, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. First printing, near fine hardcover shows a touch of shelf wear in near fine dust jacket showing a tiny closed edge tear. 221 pages. Still a nice copy of this work from the author of The Grotesque and other works.

US: Vintage, 1991. Paperback. Good. Spider is gaunt, threadbare, unnerved by everything from his landlady to th e smell of gas. He tells us his story in a storm of beautiful language that slowly reveals itself as a fiendishly layered construction of truth and il lusion. With echoes of Beckett, Poe, and Paul Bowles, Spider is a tale… Read more about this item

New York: Vintage Books, 1990 1st ed. thus. SIGNED title p. by author. 221pp. paperback: Very Good [some age darkening of top & fore edges; white paper covers show some age darkening; else VG] "A small classic of horror" by the British novelist McGrath (b. 1950) made into a film in 2002.

Vintage paperback, 1991

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1991. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York, NY: Poseidon Press, 1990. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). American First. Complete number line from 1 to 10; signed by Patrick McGrath at the top of the title page with no inscription; some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition..

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Vintage. Used - Like New. 1991. 1st Vintage Contemporaries ed. Paperback. Remainder mark. Fine.

New York: Poseidon Press (Simon & Schuster), 1990. First edition, Hardcover, Near Fine in Fine dust jacket,. Wendell Minor. New York: Poseidon Press (Simon & Schuster):, 1990. First edition, Hardcover, Near Fine in Fine dust jacket, 221 pp.<br/> Cover artwork by: Wendell Minor Head and fore-edge with modest dusting.

New York, London, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, Singapore: Poseidon Press, [1990]. First edition. Tiny ink stripe on bottom edge of text block (perhaps a remainder mark), else a fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#169147) (29837). Octavo, cloth-backed boards. The author's third book and second novel. Psychological thriller.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1991. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Poseidon Press, 1990. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Poseidon Press, 1990. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Near fine with faint spotting and an indent on the bottom page edge in a near fine dustwrapper with very slight edgewear and some toning. Basis for the 2002 film starring Ralph Fiennes, Miranda Richardson and Gabriel Byrne.

Vintage Contemporaries. As New. 1990. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 0679736301 . NO other names or ANY markings.; 002446; 221 Pages. 8vo; Signed by Author,Title Page. .

Poseidon Pr. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($19.95 price intact). Published by Poseidon Press, 1990. Octavo. Purple cloth over blue boards stamped in gold with blue endpapers. Book is very good; with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is very good… Read more about this item

Vintage, 1991-10-08. Paperback. Good.

Poseidon Press, 1990. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. (1st edition, 1st printing) Sturdy book, dark red cloth spine, dark blue boards, gilt lettering very bright on spine, dark blue color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 221 pages. DJ glossy white with a color-illustration of factory town, a wall, bridge and riverwalk on front, praise on back… Read more about this item